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Linux that will run docker.
This is not a hand holding explaining guide how to install arch.</br>
This is not a hand holding explaining guide how to install arch.<br>
It's more of a checklist on what to do if you already done it
and know what you are doing.</br>
and know what you are doing.<br>
* [Official site](https://www.archlinux.org/)
* [Arch wiki install guide](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/installation_guide)
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# Boot from the usb
This is BIOS/MBR setup as I am running on an old thinkpad with a busted screen,
plus I like the simplicity of it.</br>
plus I like the simplicity of it.<br>
So if theres boot menu option choose non-uefi.
# Installation
* create a single partition and mark it bootable</br>
* create a single partition and mark it bootable<br>
`cfdisk -z /dev/sda`
* build ext4 filesystem on it</br>
* build ext4 filesystem on it<br>
`mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1`
* mount the new partition</br>
* mount the new partition<br>
`mount /dev/sda1 /mnt`
* choose geographicly close mirror, `dd` deletes entire line in vim</br>
* choose geographicly close mirror, `dd` deletes entire line in vim<br>
`vim /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist`
* install the base system </br>
* install the base system <br>
`pacstrap /mnt base linux linux-firmware base-devel grub vim`
* generate fstab</br>
* generate fstab<br>
`genfstab -U /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab`
* chroot in to the new system</br>
* chroot in to the new system<br>
`arch-chroot /mnt`
* install grub</br>
`grub-install /dev/sda`</br>
* install grub<br>
`grub-install /dev/sda`<br>
`grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg`
* set password for root</br>
* set password for root<br>
`passwd`
* remove the bootable media and restart the machine</br>
`exit`</br>
* remove the bootable media and restart the machine<br>
`exit`<br>
`reboot`
# Basic configuration after the first boot
* login as `root`</br>
* set hostname</br>
* login as `root`<br>
* set hostname<br>
`echo docker-host > /etc/hostname`
* add new user and set their password</br>
`useradd -m -G wheel bastard`</br>
* add new user and set their password<br>
`useradd -m -G wheel bastard`<br>
`passwd bastard`
* edit sudoers to allow users of the group wheel to sudo</br>
`EDITOR=vim visudo`</br>
* edit sudoers to allow users of the group wheel to sudo<br>
`EDITOR=vim visudo`<br>
*%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL*
* check the network interface name</br>
* check the network interface name<br>
`ip link`
* set static IP using systemd-networkd and resolv.conf</br>
* set static IP using systemd-networkd and resolv.conf<br>
`vim /etc/systemd/network/20-wired.network`
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No troublesome `systemd-resolved` in this setup.
* uncomment desired locales in locale.gen</br>
`vim /etc/locale.gen`</br>
* generate new locales and set one system wide</br>
`locale-gen`</br>
* uncomment desired locales in locale.gen<br>
`vim /etc/locale.gen`<br>
* generate new locales and set one system wide<br>
`locale-gen`<br>
`localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8`
* select timezone and set it permanent</br>
`tzselect`</br>
`timedatectl set-timezone 'Europe/Bratislava'`
* set hardware clock and sync using ntp</br>
`hwclock --systohc --utc`</br>
* select timezone and set it permanent<br>
`tzselect`<br>
`timedatectl set-timezone 'Europebratislava'`
* set hardware clock and sync using ntp<br>
`hwclock --systohc --utc`<br>
`timedatectl set-ntp true`
* setup a swap file</br>
`fallocate -l 8G /swapfile`</br>
`chmod 600 /swapfile`</br>
`mkswap /swapfile`</br>
`vim /etc/fstab`</br>
* setup a swap file<br>
`fallocate -l 8G /swapfile`<br>
`chmod 600 /swapfile`<br>
`mkswap /swapfile`<br>
`vim /etc/fstab`<br>
*/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0*
* reboot</br>
* reboot<br>
`reboot`
# SSH, Docker, ZSH, AUR
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[wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/OpenSSH)
* install openssh package</br>
* install openssh package<br>
`sudo pacman -S openssh`
* edit sshd_config</br>
`sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config`</br>
* edit sshd_config<br>
`sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config`<br>
*PasswordAuthentication yes*
* enable sshd service</br>
* enable sshd service<br>
`sudo systemctl enable --now sshd`
### Setup docker
[Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/docker)
* have `docker` and `docker-compose` packages installed</br>
* have `docker` and `docker-compose` packages installed<br>
`sudo pacman -S docker docker-compose`
* enable docker service</br>
* enable docker service<br>
`sudo systemctl enable --now docker`
* add non-root user to the docker group</br>
* add non-root user to the docker group<br>
`sudo gpasswd -a bastard docker`
### ZSH shell
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I like [Zim](https://github.com/zimfw/zimfw),
it's the fastest zsh framework and set up nicely out of the box
* install zsh and curl packages</br>
* install zsh and curl packages<br>
`sudo pacman -S zsh git curl`
* install zim</br>
* install zim<br>
`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zimfw/install/master/install.zsh | zsh`
* change the default shell to zsh </br>
* change the default shell to zsh <br>
`chsh -s /bin/zsh`
##### Adding stuff to .zshrc
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Using [Yay](https://github.com/Jguer/yay).
* install git package</br>
* install git package<br>
`sudo pacman -S git`
* install yay</br>
`git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git`</br>
`cd yay-bin && makepkg -si`</br>
`cd .. && rm -rf yay-bin`</br>
* install yay<br>
`git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git`<br>
`cd yay-bin && makepkg -si`<br>
`cd .. && rm -rf yay-bin`<br>
`ctop-bin` and `inxi` are good AUR packages.
# Extra stuff
[wiki - general general recommendations](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/general_recommendations)</br>
[wiki - improving performance](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance)</br>
[wiki - general general recommendations](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/general_recommendations)<br>
[wiki - improving performance](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance)<br>
### CPU [microcode](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Microcode)
* `sudo pacman -S intel-ucode`
* `sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg`
### Some packages
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### Performance and maintenance
* install cron and enable the service</br>
`sudo pacman -S cronie`</br>
* install cron and enable the service<br>
`sudo pacman -S cronie`<br>
`sudo systemctl enable --now cronie`
* if ssd, enable periodic trim</br>
`sudo pacman -S util-linux`</br>
* if ssd, enable periodic trim<br>
`sudo pacman -S util-linux`<br>
`sudo systemctl enable --now fstrim.timer`
* set noatime in fstab to prevent unnecessary tracking of read times</br>
`sudo vim /etc/fstab`</br>
* set noatime in fstab to prevent unnecessary tracking of read times<br>
`sudo vim /etc/fstab`<br>
*UUID=cdd..addb / ext4 rw,noatime 0 1*
* enable use of all cpu cores for makepkg jobs and disable compression</br>
`sudo vim /etc/makepkg.conf`</br>
*MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"*</br>
* enable use of all cpu cores for makepkg jobs and disable compression<br>
`sudo vim /etc/makepkg.conf`<br>
*MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"*<br>
*PKGEXT='.pkg.tar'*
* clean up old packages weekly, keep last 3</br>
`sudo pacman -S pacman-contrib`</br>
* clean up old packages weekly, keep last 3<br>
`sudo pacman -S pacman-contrib`<br>
`sudo systemctl enable --now paccache.timer`
* use reflector to get the fastest mirrors based on country `-c <country code>`</br>
`sudo pacman -S reflector`</br>
* use reflector to get the fastest mirrors based on country `-c <country code>`<br>
`sudo pacman -S reflector`<br>
`sudo reflector -l 200 -n 20 -c SK -c CZ -p http --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist`
### Comfort
* enable colors in pacman.conf</br>
`sudo vim /etc/pacman.conf`</br>
* enable colors in pacman.conf<br>
`sudo vim /etc/pacman.conf`<br>
*Color*
### Notebook
* control power events, lid close for example</br>
`sudo vim /etc/systemd/logind.conf`</br>
* [Source article](https://web.archive.org/web/20200615190407/https://mensfeld.pl/2018/08/ubuntu-18-04-disable-screen-on-lid-close/)
* [Arch wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Acpid)
Lid closed should not make the machine go to sleep.
* Set lid handle switch to ignore in systemd logind.conf<br>
`sudo vim /etc/systemd/logind.conf`<br>
*HandleLidSwitch=ignore*
But this alone leaves the screen running.
Tried to find solution, and while `vbetool dpms off` works,
turning it back on does not `vbetool dpms on` and it timesout without error.
Might be specific for the hardware, currently its latitude E5570